NPR : Chinese Muslims in the Year of the Pig

February 22nd, 2007

NPR : Chinese Muslims in the Year of the Pig

As the year of the pig begins in China, the government bans any mention of pigs in TV ads. Is it truly a newfound sensitivity to the nation’s Muslims, who make up about two percent of the population? Jackie Armijo, assistant professor at Zayed University in Abu Dhab, discusses the move with Liane Hansen.